Meet Dakota

So this post begins with the fact that we are crazy & just have to have an animal in our home.  Crazy not because we have a dog but that we have a PUPPY!  I guess you could say that he was meant to be in our family.  After Abbi passed away, I started to look for another dog.  I knew that we were leaving for vacation soon (as in that very next week) so we'd probably end up getting a dog when we when returned.  I'd looked on Craigslist and saw several prospects, but again we were leaving on vacation & couldn't bring the dog with us or leave it here for someone else to take care of.   One Sunday I was talking with my sister in UT & looking at their classifieds called KSL.  I had several breeds in mind that might be good for our family.  We really were hoping for a medium size,  non shedding dog about 1 yr old.  I was willing to possibly get another puppy (afterall we'd had 3 before) but was really wanting a little older dog.  The kids didn't want to have to wait TOO long to get another dog.  So...that Sunday as I was talking & looking I came across a breed called a Mini Goldendoodle.  Hmm.. I thought that's interesting but didn't want to spend the money.  Scott & I discussed what we were willing to spend & these dogs were too much money.  I continued to look.  In a conversation that evening, Scott was mentioning how he'd really like something that had the personality of a golden retriever (we love them!) but that wasn't big or shed.  I said they have them but they are HUGE, they are called Goldendoodles.  I proceeded to tell him the ad I saw on KSL & pulled up the ad.  It was LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT!  It was exactly what we wanted, but they were in UT.  Oh wait we were going to UT next week for vacation.  I called the breeder the next day & spoke with her.  The puppies would be 7 wks old on the day we were planning on returning to CO & would be willing to meet us in American Fork on the exact day we would be driving home.  It couldn't be more PERFECT!!  Although I don't like the CONSTANT chewing, he LOVES TO CHEW EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!!  He is a great dog & we love him!  Welcome to our family!

                                                   7 wks old(the day we brought him home)

                                                 The EXTREMELY LONG car ride home

                                                         He loves to sleep upside down        
                                                         

                                                           He loves this beanbag chair!

                                                                       12 wks old